France has been a team that dominated the soccer world in the early 2000s by winning the World Cup 1998 and the Euro Cup 2000. It was led by one of the most elegant players I have seen, Zinedine Zidane. Many people (specially those who don't watch soccer) know him as the guy who headbutted an Italian defender during the finals of World Cup 2006. But this guy is incredibly skilled with refined techniques and ball control, accurate passes and shots.
I was watching some of the highlights of the French team in World Cup 2006, and I it was just so enjoyable to see Zidane's master skills defeating opponents of the caliber of Spain (the younger version of the current world champion), Brazil (Kaka, Robihno, Ronaldihno, Ronaldo), and Portugual (led by Luis Figo).
He was the leader of this great team, someone who the rest of the team can look up to, someone who carries the team on his shoulder, someone who enables the rest of the team to play better.
Nowadays, France does have players of great skills like Ribery, Benzema, Nasri, Menez... but as seen in their last game against Spain, there is a disconnect within the team. It feels like every player is doing their own thing. They are in a urgent need of the "number 10" that they can look up to in times of difficulties.
Similarly, a leader of a Christian community cares for the people and feels burdened for them, lives above approach for them to follow, and enables them to use their gifts so that they can reach their full potential.
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